Zucchini Bread Aunt Ruths Food

AWARD-WINNING ZUCCHINI BREAD WITH BROWN SUGAR STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease an 8×4 inch loaf pan. See notes for muffins.
• Combine the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the cold butter with two forks or a pastry cutter (preferred). Mix until the streusel resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Set aside.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate chips (or nuts) together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, and zucchini together until combined. Pour into the dry ingredients. Gently whisk until *just* combined; do not overmix. Batter will be semi-thick.
• Spread the batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake the bread for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle streusel on top. Using the back of a spoon, gently press the streusel down into the top of the loaf. The reason you are adding it after 20 minutes is to prevent it from sinking to the bottom of the bread as it bakes. Return bread to the oven and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you notice the loaf is browning on top or on the edges too quickly, loosely tent the loaf with aluminum foil. Baking times vary so keep an eye on yours.
• Remove the bread from the oven and set on a wire rack. Allow to cool completely before slicing.
• Cover and store leftover bread at room temperature for up to 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Sift together plain flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
• Beat eggs well.
• Gradually add sugar and oil, beat together well.
• Add vanilla and dry ingredients from above blend well.
• Stir in the zucchini.
• Combine walnuts and 1 tsp of flour, stir this into the batter.
• Pour batter between two 2 greased (I use baking paper) 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" loaf tins.
• Bake for 1 hour or till tests done (skewer poked in the middle comes out clean).
• Cool in tins on racks for 10 minutes before removing from tins, cool on racks.

THE ULTIMATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F;.
• Grease and flour two 8½-inch loaf pans.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves into a bowl and set aside.
• Combine the zucchini, sugar, eggs, oil, and orange zest in a large bowl and mix by hand until evenly blended.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients to the zucchini mixture; Stir by hand just until the batter is evenly moistened and blended; Fold in the nuts.
• Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake until the edges are browned and starting to pull away from the pan and the bread springs back when lightly pressed with your fingertip, 50-55 minutes.
• Remove the loaves from the pans and let cool on wire racks before serving.